This weekend was an exciting one. Grandma Neta was in town and so was our friend Boo. Nai nai also told us that the 100 day milestone was an important and fortuitous one for babies. She gave Emmett a gift of a couple of good luck tassels, with which we adorned him, along with the first wearing of his tiger hat.
On Friday evening, we built a magnificent fire and caught up on news with Boo. Sarah and Emmett went to bed a little early to catch up on rest and fight the plague that has descended upon the house. For some reason, Boo decided to sleep outside in his tent.
On Saturday morning we got up, got dressed and headed out for a day in the fall weather. Here's Emmett all snuggly and warm in his flannel pants and Danish sweater. He's always ready for the adventure ahead!
I'm bummed that this picture is blurry, but putting it in anyway, as it is one of few full family shots. We got some rain, which we're all hoping is an indication of a snowy winter. Any reason to throw on the galoshes is good enough. Here's the family in front of the beautiful redwood tree at the botanical gardens at the Cornell plantations.
All dressed in green.
Brilliant fall flowers
The secret door to the magic shade garden kingdom. Lots of wild ginger, too.
Striking fall colours!
An interesting fern in a beautiful autumn woods
That's a big pumpkin, papa!
After the botanical garden, we headed over to Dano's for OPT brats and German fare. This was a first trip for both the Dude and Boo. Technically, the Dude has been there before, but only as a passenger in Sarah's belly. He was amazingly well behaved despite the leisurely pace of service. Boo was a pretty good boy, too.
At dinner, I had a Lucky Hare Brewing Fall n' Oats that was so good we drove straight to the brewery after. I got a regular sized beer, but Emmett can only handle small glasses at this point. The brewery is in the brewers' former rental property. Boo and I waxed philosophical about the buildings in which breweries exist. It's a testament, I think, to the quality of the brew that, despite the humble abode in a region lousy with million dollar chalets, that the street was lined up and down with cars. Our advice to brewers, spend your time, energy, and money on the beer, not the building.
When we returned home, we dressed Emmett in his lucky tassels and tiger hat for his hundred day milestone.
Then we were all whooped and it was time for bed. One more change for Chopper for the day; this time, into some sweet PJs that his aunt and uncle sent him. Thanks guys!
If I have anytime this week, I'll share photos of our bike rides, the market, children's garden, and fall foliage drive on Sunday. Today, was more of a business day. We visited another day care provider, met with an HR person for Sarah, picked up diapers (cuz running out would be a true disaster!), chopped wood, cleaned house, and worked on our budget. I'll provide one sneak peak since it's unlikely I'll ever get to that blog:
The family working on the budget. "It's ok, momma. Try that calculation again. I'm sure it'll work this time!"
